Our Scripture reading today is Proverbs 14:12, "There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death."
The way of man if referring to the path or walk of man. It seems like a certain path would be right, but in all actuality it is leading to destruction. This is reminding us of the deception of the world, the flesh and the devil. It can look really good on the outside and be rotten to the core on the inside. “The issue then is how deceptive evil is. It might promise and deliver happiness, power, and the good life, but it cannot sustain what it gives.” (Ross)
Satan isn't going to put up a sign that says follow this way and you will be miserable. He is and always will be the master deceiver. The more we are in God's Word and more God's Word is in us, the better we will see through his deception. As we fear God and meditate on His Word, we will be prepared for the wiles of the devil. The end of a life spent following the leading of God's Spirit will be blessed. Psalm 1:1, " Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful."